I learned Spanish while growing up, and studied Mandarin Chinese while in university at Oberlin College. I practice speaking when I can but am not actively studying, and cannot claim full fluency.. I try!

I love to read , run, cook, bike, hike, rock climb, draw, and learn languages! I love meeting new people, going new places, and making friends (duh!)!

My favorite way to explore a city is by foot! Whether that's spending a whole day walking, and letting my curiosity direct me, or planning a long running route!
Local food ? Anything else great about your city to share!?

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Surfing ! I work odd 12-hour shifts, but if you're travel dates work with my schedule, will be delighted to host!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've couch surfed with a couple of absolutely wonderful people in Beijing. I still keep in touch with a few. During spring festival a family taught me to 包饺子 (fold dumplings)

兴趣

Trail running, Thru-hiking/backpacking, Drawing, Music (bluegrass, jazz, indie), Going to concerts, Cooking food, Eating food, Traveling, Languages, Reading, Meditation/mindfulness

• arts
• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• running
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• jazz
• cycling
• hiking
• rock climbing
• languages
• trekking

音乐、电影和书籍

movies : Happy Times(Xingfu shiguang), Sleepwalk with me
books: J.D. Salinger, The Razor's Edge, The Quiet American, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Unbearable Lightness of Being, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, The Three Body Problem

Last read: Garden of the Beasts,
Currently reading: Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Up next: The Idiot? or Truth, or Must I Go

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Started a small-scale nut roasting business.. It was called "Epicurean Nuts"

More recently, I ran a 100-mile race in under 30 hours!

教，学，和分享

share: meditation, favorite foods, runs
learn: dance, language
teach: stretches , running exercises, what do you want to learn? :)

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Optimism and enthusiasm, Kind presence;

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Iceland, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

我居住过的国家

China, United States